Door-fastener.



No 848,817; PATENTED APR. 2, 1907. I I. A. FLEMING.

DOOR FASTENER.

APPLICATION TILED 00T.8, 1906.

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IRA A. FLEMING, or UNION GITY, WASHINGTON, AS'SIGNOR'TO AMELIA A.FLEMING, or UNION CITY, WASHINGTON.

DOOR-FASTENER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 2, 1907.

Application filed October 8, 1906. Serial No. 338,090.

To all who/7'2, it ntcty concern:

Be it known that I, IRA A. FLEMING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Union City, in the county of Mason and State of lVashington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Fasteners, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for secur ing the door of an apartment,and is of special advantage and particularly adapted for travelers useto enable securance oi the door in addition to the usual fasteningmeans.

The fastener is portable and may be carried in the vest-pocket or storedin any small place and is adapted for instantaneous use and may beapplied to any door.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification,Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the application of the fastener toa door and its casing. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the bar orplate provided with the engaging spur and longitudinal slot and havingthe latch-plate pivoted thereto. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the key.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the sameThe fastener comprises a plate or bar 1, which has a longitudinal slot 2formed there in and provided at one end with a spur or catch 3, which issharpened so as to readily penetrate-the jamb of the door-frame. Alatch-plate 4 is pivoted to the end of the plate or bar 1 opposite thatprovided with the spur or catch 3 and is formed with a finger-piece5consisting of an extension having its outer end rolled or bent outwardto form a lateral extension to be gripped between the thumb and fingerof the hand. A shoulder 6 is formed at each side of the finger-piece 5and is adapted to enter one of a series of cuts 7, provided along anedge of a key 8, the finger-piece 5 serving as a stop to limit thedownward movement of the latch-plate at its swinging end after theshoulder part 6 has been engaged with a cut of the key 8.

The key S is flat and tapered in its length and is provided along oneedge with a series of cuts 7 of a width to snugly receive the outer endof the latch-plate 4C. The key 8 is flat and tapered in its length andis provided along one edge with a series of cuts 7 of a width to snuglyreceive the outer end of the latch-bar 4. The key 8, is adapted to bethrust through the slot 2 of the plate or bar 1, so as to sit crosswiseof said plate and have one end engage the door-jamb and the opposite endextend across the path of the door, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 1.After the latch-plate has been passed through the slot 2 it is held inposition by turning the latch-plate 4 so as to engage with the cut 5,registering therewith after the key has been mo ed to a position so asto engage with both the door-jamb and the door, To prevent loss ordisplacement of the key, it is provided with an opening at the largerend, and the plate or bar 1 is similarly provided with a like opening, ashort length of chain, string, or the like being passed through saidopenings 'to' secure the parts 1 and 8 without interference with theirfree manipulation when it is required to fasten a door. To use thefastener, the latch-plate is thrown upward, and the end of the plate orbar 1 having the spur or catch 3 is placed against the side of thedoor-jamb rabbeted to receive the door, the spur or catch being placedagainst the rabbeted portion of the jamb. Upon closing the door theplate or bar 1 will be forced laterally and cause the spur or catch 3 toenter the doorjamb, after which the key 8 is thrown through the slot 2so as to engage with the door-jamb and the door, after which thelatch-plate 4 is swung downward to cause a shoulder portion 6 to enter acut 7 of the key, thereby preventing displacement of said key. By havingthe latch-plate formed with two shoulders 6 the fastener may be adaptedfor either a right or a left hand door as will be readily understood.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Adoor-fastener comprising a plate having a laterally-extended spur at oneend and formed with a longitudinal slot, a latch-plate pivoted to theopposite end of the plate and formed with a linger-piece and shouldersat opposite sides of said finger-piece, and a key adapted to passthrough the slot of said plate and having a series of cuts extendedinward from an edge to receive a shouldered portion of said latch.

2. A door-fastener comprising a plate hav- 1 piece serving as a stop tolimit the swinging IO ing a laterally-extended spur at one end andformed With a longitudinalslot, a latch-plate pivoted to the oppositeend of the plate and having a finger-piece and a shoulder adjacent tosaid finger-piece, and a key adapted to pass through the slot of saidplate and having a series of cuts along one edge .to receive theshouldered end of the latch-plate, the fingerof the latch-plate in onedirection by coming in contact with said key.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

IRA A. FLEMING. [L. s.] Witnesses F. A. RonisoN, E R. RoBIsoN.

